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RICHMOND — Whether awaiting a flight at New York's LaGuardia Airport or lunching on Franklin Street, VCU athletic director Ed McLaughlin marvels at the volume and variety of folks who recognize Rams basketball coach Shaka Smart. A Northeasterner and diehard Bruce Springsteen fan, McLaughlin compares the experience to what it must be like hanging with The Boss on the Jersey shore. "I think Shaka could be governor," McLaughlin said. Hyperbole, yes, but there's no denying Smart's success, style, youth and charisma, a combination that's made him among college basketball's most notable figures, especially outside the power conferences. Also...

After two weeks, three states and five games, Hampton University’s women’s basketball team returned to campus Monday weary, but optimistic about the season ahead.
The Lady Pirates went 3-2, won the Cal State Northridge tournament and continued to...

CHARLOTTESVILLE – Every time Virginia linebacker Daquan Romero looked up at his cheering section in the stands last Saturday at North Carolina State, he saw a face that hadn’t been there at any of his other college games, but it was a presence that made...

About 200 airline cabin cleaners walked off the job at New York's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday to protest what they say is insufficient protection from exposure to Ebola for workers whose jobs include cleaning up vomit and bathrooms. Picket lines were...

Blue Line commuters traveling to and from O'Hare International Airport should face only minor delays this week because of Monday's early morning derailment.
The Blue Line is still running as far as Rosemont, the stop just before O'Hare, where...

The captain of a Southwest Airlines jet that slammed nose-first onto a runway at New York's LaGuardia Airport last month took over the controls from the first officer just 400 feet before touchdown, federal investigators said in a report that suggests a...

Federal investigators said Thursday that a Southwest Airlines jet that crashed at New York’s LaGuardia Airport landed first on its nose gear before the main landing gear made contact with the runway.
“The landing scenario that the report describes is not...

The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement agreement to allow the merger of American Airlines and US Airways to form the nation's largest air carrier.
The department, which sued in August to stop the merger, said that as...

NEW YORK — Making his debut as host of "Late Night" on Monday, Seth Meyers struck a decidedly low-key note in a broadcast that emphasized finely tuned punch lines over star power and razzle-dazzle.
Meyers opened the NBC show by paying tribute...

Delta announced Wednesday that they would be adding additional Delta Shuttle flights from New York's LaGuardia Airport to O'Hare International and tweaking the schedule of its nearly two-year old shuttle service. Delta will now operate 13 shuttle...

Every month, the U.S. Department of Transportation releases a fascinating window into the American aviation system, and it's there for everyone to see.
The Air Travel Consumer Report usually is released at the second week of each month, with a...

The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday announced plans to donate $2 million to efforts to rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.The U.S. death toll from the storm rose to 75 overnight Wednesday, and about 2.5 million remained without power in metropolitan New...